June 26, 2011

“Shabby Cottage Shops” is hosting an ongoing summer recipe contest. If your recipe gets published in their newsletter, you will get a $20.00 gift certificate to participating Shabby Cottage Shop! You can read about it HERE. Scroll down to my last post to get Alex’s Southern Caviar recipe.

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Do you see the two Duck Egg Chalk Paint projects?

Found this plaque at Hobby Lobby for $3.60

Duck Egg Chalk Paint

This is one coat of Country Grey Chalk Paint on my thrifted $3.00 wooden cake plate

Damask stencil

more Duck Egg

Some clear and dark Annie Sloan wax

Distressed a little

Happened to have a cloche that fits it!

And this little project spiraled into a full scale tablescape

This antique gate leg table is one of my favorite things

I made the ivy topiary many moons ago!

Love old tattered books

I bought this table runner at my favorite flea market in Jackson MS

It is the palest aqua imaginable – pretty pretty!

This is a good photo of the plaque after I distressed it.

Had to add some duck eggs!!

I know, I know, ducks don’t lay their eggs in a nest, but it goes with the story!

Hello there,I just won 2 cans of chalk paint on Miss Mustard Seeds blog, generously from LadyButterbug. I am looking forward to trying it. I am a rep for Caromal Colours, a similar product to Anne Salones's chalk paint. No Sanding, No primer, No Prep! And the best part, is, I just found out I can tint Caromal Colours "Reclaim" white or off white, with any color imaginable at my local paint shop, I just asked the guy at the paint store if I could just buy the tint, they would use for a quart size.Picked out the color I wanted from 1000's of color choices, I wanted a French blue. Brought it home, mixed my quart of Caromal Colours "Reclaim" off white. and mixed. I sell the paint on BushWoodArt.com Please check out my other blog too, I blog about Caromal Colours there too. Lucysbaby.blogspot.comOh yeah, Reclaim is less expensive, $34.50, a beautiful long lasting finish, their wax is to dye for, from England, called Liberon- all eco friendly, even the containers!

My friend, it sounds like you are keeping busy, busy! I just adore your new frenchy vignette! That mirror is fabulous...love the beautiful ornate frame! And...you know how I love cloches! Hehe! The wooden base turned out soo pretty! I think the damask design that you stenciled on it...just made the piece! Of course, the chalk paint and distressing is gorgeous! It really IS in all the little details....and you didn't leave even one unattended! Ohhh...and I nearly forgot...the soft aqua topper is awesome!!!

Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful vignette with us, dear friend! I hope that my note is finding you and your sweet family all doing well! It's been a little while since we have visited! Have a fabulous day, Rhonda!!!

This is so pretty! I love what you did with the wooden disk -- and I'm in love with the chalk paint! Only have cream and clear wax right now but once I'm more comfortable will definitely be getting more colors! Love all of the details in your vignette!